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Patented Oct. 16, 1928.

UNITED STATES GLEN'N T. RANDOL, OF MARMADUKE, ARKANSAS, AND ROBERT S. PLEXICO, OF MUNCIE,

PATENT. OFFICE.

. INDIANA; SAID PLEXICO ASSIGNOR TO SAID BANDOL.

GEAR-SHIFTING MECHANISM.

Application led October 30, 1924. Serial No. 746 822.

This invention relates to an improved gear shifting mechanism of the general character disclosed in a prior application of G. T. Randol, filed October 25, 1922, Serial No.

596,338, a. second application liled March 23,

1923` Serial No. 627,096, and a third applicat-ion filed July 5, 1923, Serial No. 619,685.

In the devices disclosed in said prior applications, companion selectors are employed which are movable toward each other for neutralizing any active gear and are also movable away from each other for shifting any selected gear into mesh. Operating said selectors through suitable connections is a lever which is movable forwardly by the clutchpedal of the vehicle to accomplish the neutralizing function and is movable rearwardly by a power spring to accomplish the meshing function. H'Owever, -it has been found that'a spring, when employed in the situation noted, is unsuitable to perform the work assigned sincediiiiculty is experienced in shifting the gears into mesh when the lubricant in the transmission case, becomes cold or when the vehicle reaches a. speed of twenty or twenty-live miles an hour, or over:

Further, in the application filed March 23,

1923, Serial No. 627,096, a trip mechanism is shown for releasing the operating lever when the clutch pedal reaches a predetermined point in its forward travel, so that the j power spring may function while the forward movement of the pedal may continue.

The present invention seeks, among other objects, to provide a mechanism elimlnating the trip mechanism mentioned and wherein the forward movement of the clutch pedal will be utilized not only for neutralizing any active gear but also, for positively shifting any selected gear into mesh, thereby climi n'ating the power spring noted and providing certainty in the shifting of the gears under all temperature conditions and at all speeds of the vehicle.

The invention further seeks to provide, in conjunction with the operating lever mentioned. a novel toggle mechanism which will convert the continuous forward movement of the clutch pedal into the two-way motion necessary for shifting the selectors toward each other to neutralize an active gear, and shifting the selectors apart to carry a selected gear into mesh.

A further object of the invention is to provide a gear shift wherein wear upon the parts will not, within reasonable limits, affect the adjustment or proper operation of the mechanism but, on the contrary, will tend to increase the smoothness of its functioning, while the adjustment of the mechanism,when once set, will remain practically permanent.

And the invention seeks, as a still further object, to provide a gear shift which, while being particularly applicable for use in connection with sliding gear transmissions, will also be equally applicable for use in connection with thaty type of transmission' called fconstant-mesh in which all the gears run 1n mesh and the different changes in speed are effected through the actuation of sliding collars or jaw clutches.

Other and incidental objects will appear i' hereinafter. f

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved gear shift, the cover of the casing being removed and showing the position ofthe selectors when centralized to neutralize an active gear.

Figure 2 is a fview similar to Figure 1, but showing the position Aof the selectors when moved apart for shifting a selected gear into mesh.

FigureB is a longitudinal sectional view on the line 3 3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view on the line 4 4 of Figure 2, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view on the line 5-.5 of Figure 2, looking in the direcviews ofthe toggle mechanism and showing f different positions assumed by the parts incident to the return throw of the mechanism.

The present invention is, in many respects, similar to the mechanical gear shifts disclosed in the prior applications of G. T. Randol, which applications have herein beenprevif ously identified. -It will, therefore, be unnecessary to describe in lengt-hy detail that part of the present mechanism which is, in the main, repeated from the prior applications. However', care will be taken to give sufficient. explanation to afford a clear understanding of the present improvements.v

Referring .now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a casing which, as shown in Figure 3, is formed to fit over the usual opening at the top' of a motor vehicle transmission case, indicated at 11. and formed on'the *casing is a base flange 11 apertured to accommodate cap bolts connecting the casing with the transmission case. At one side, the casing 10 is formed with a sleeve 12 to receive a stub sha-ft 13 mounting an emergency brake lever, as conventionally7 illustrated at 14. At its opposite side, the casing is formed with a reduced extension 15 and normally closing the casing is a removable cover plate 16. Journaled through the end walls of the casing is a medial selector shaft 1T at opposite sides of which are mounted rods 19 and 2O extending parallel to said shaft, and fixed to the shaft is a pinion 21 limiting the shaft against rearward movement. Formed in the forward ends of the rods 19 and 20 are, as shown in Figure 6. annular grooves 22 and overlying the forward end ofthe shaft 17 is a locking plate 23 detachablv secured to the forward end wall of the casing by a cap bolt 24. Thus, the locking plate will limit the shaft against forward displacement while, at its ends, the plate is cut away to engage in the grooves 22 of the rods 19 and 20 for also holding these rods in position. Formed on the casingy in alinement with the pinion 21 is a sleeve 25 and slidable through said sleeve is a rack bar 26 meshing with said pinion. Projecting from the extension 15 of the casing are ears 2T between which is pivoted a bell crank 28 and formed inthe outer end of the rack bar 26 to freely accommodate one end of the bell crank is a. slot 29. 'Pivotally connected to the opposite end of the bell crank is a rod 30 which is coupled. by suitable connections, with an appropriate hand lever` preferably arranged upon the steering wheel of the vehicle so that the hand lever may be shifted for rocking the bell crank and sliding the rack bar 26`endwise for rotating the selector shaft 17.

Slidable on the shaft 1( are companion selectors 31 and 32 which are rotatably connected with the shaft by a key 33. At their outer ends. the selectors are formed with channels 34 while at their inner ends the selectors are provided with conical faces 35. Formed in the selector 31 at circumferentially spaced points is, as shown in Figure 5. a low speed socket 36 and a high speed socket 3T while at diamet-ric points, the selector is fur- Similarly, the selector 32 is, as shown-in Figure 4, provided with a second speed socket 39, a reverse socket 40, and with diametric neutral seats 41. The sockets 36, 37, 39 and 40 are all identical and open into the channels 34 of the selectors, t-he sockets being provided with concave bottom walls and flat inner end walls. Likewise, the seats 38 and 41 are all identical and are provided with concave bottom walls.

As brought out in Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings, the rods 19 and 2O are disposed below the shaft 17 and slidable on said rods are companion gear Shifters 42 and 43. These gear shifters are provided with sleeves 44 to accommodate t-he rods and are formed to extend into the transmission case 11, being provided at their lower ends with forks 45 to engage the sliding gears of the transmission. Formed on the upper sides of the sleeves 44 are overhanging oblong heads 46 and 47 having smooth outer edges, and formed on the casing 10, as particularly seen in Figures 2 and 4. are smooth raised bearing surfaces 48 to slidably coact with the outer edges of said heads so that the Shifters are thus limited against rocking movement on the rods 19 and 20 such as would swing the heads apart. 2O are longitudinally spaced annular grooves 49, each of the rods being provided with three of said grooves, and mounted upon the heads 46 and 47 of the Shifters are, as shown in Fig-ure 5, spring pressed ball detents 50 selectively engageable in said grooves for holding the Shifters stationary in the different positions thereof.

Slidable in suitable sockets in the head 46 of the shifter 42 is a low speed plunger 51 anda reverse plunger 52. Similarlv mounted upon the head 4T of the shifter 43 is a second speed plunger 53 and a high speed plunger 54. All of these plungers are of like construction and arranged behind said plungers are springs pressing the plungers outwardly to yieldablv coact with the selectors. However. to prevent the ejection of the plungers, said plungers are, as best seen in Figure 2, provided at .corresponding sides thereof with shoulders 56, and removably fitting in suitable openings in the heads 46 and 4T of the shifters to coact with said shoulders are stop pins 5T limiting the plungers in their outward movement as well as against rotation.v At

their outer ends, the plungers are formed with 1 rounded faces 5S to fit the concave bottom walls of the sockets and seats of the selectors and are also provided with beveled faces 59 to coact with the conical faces 35 of the selectors. Projecting from the inner longitudinal edges of the shifter heads between the pairs of plungers thereon are like fixed pins 60 and 61. Then in neutral, the shifters 42 and 43 are. as illustrated in connection with the shifter42 ther provided with concave neutral seats 38. in Figure 2, disposed centrally on the rods Formed in the rods 19 and dispose the socket 37 that it is 19 and20', while `selectors 31 andl 32 nor- .'mally stand apart atthe end of their outward throw. As'will later 'be explained, means are provided for simultaneously shifting the rseably setv by means of the hand lever `ont the steering wheel and it will now be assumed In such instance, the selectors are first set t0 of the selector 31 in alinementwith the plunger 54. Accordingly, when the selectors are then shifted inwardly toward each other, as shown in Figure 1, the plunger 54 will drop into said socket coupling the shifter 43 with the selector 31 so that when the selectors are then moved apart, the shifter 43 will, as shown in Figure 2be carried forwardly for shifting the high speed gear into mesh. Similarly, the low speed gear may be shifted by setting the selectors to dispose the socket 36 in alinement with the plunger 51 of the` shifter 42 when, upon `movement of the selectors toward each other, the plunger will drop into said socket so that when the selectors are then moved apart, said shifter will be carried forward for shifting'the low speed gear into mesh. A similar operation will, as will be appreciated, take place in connection with n the shifting of the second speed gear and the plunger 53, said plunger mesh. Thus,

set for selecting the different speed gears 4Vreverse gear; When the selectors are set to dispose the socket 39 in alinement with the will, when the selectors are moved inwardly, drop into said socket so that upon the return outward throw of the selectors, the-shifter 43 will be carried rearwardly for shifting the second speed gear into mesh. Similarly, when the shifters are setto dispose the socket 40 in alinement with the plunger 52, inward movement kofthe selectors will permit the plunger to engage in said socket wh upon outward movement of the selectors, the shifter42 will be carried rearwardly for shifting the reverse gear into the yselectors may be rotatably while said selectors are'shiftable toward and away from each other to effect the shifting of any gear selected and,I in this connection, at-

` tention is directed to the fact thatethev sockets 36, 37, 39 and 40 of the selectors are all staggered with respect to each other so that no two of the plungerscan be engaged with the selectors at the ysame time. Accordingly, in no instance will any ear votherthan the gear selected, 'be shifte However, .the neutral 'seats 38 and 41 ofthe selectors are disposed in alinement 'and these seats are provided in order that when setting the mechanism in neutral position, the engagement Lpf the plungers in Vsaidl seats, reached and also toprevent selectors from turning andl being desired to shift the highspeed gear.y

operator may tell, by the'x engaged by any of the plungers ,when the selectors are'moved with selection set for neutral position.l f

Assuming the high speed gear to have been shifted so that the shifter 43 occupies a forward position, as shown in drawings, attention is now directed tothe fact that the selectors may be rotatably set tolselect a future gear. In such instance, the plunger 54 will be rcaused to socket37 onto the periphery lof the selector 31. A like actionr would, of course, take place in connection with. any ofthe other plungers upon the selection of a future gear so thatl Without regard as to whether or not any gear may be active, the mechanism may be freely set to select any other gear. Further, attention is directed to the fact that since thepins 60 and 61 of theshifters proj ectbetweentheinner ends oftl-ieselectors,theselectorswill,when moved inwardly, cooperate with said pins for centralizing the shifters and consequently returning any active gear to neutral before any future gear selected is shifted. The rounded faces 58 of theplungers will, of course, facilitate the movement of theh plungers out of the sockets of the selectors, when the selectors are set, while the beveled faces 59 of the plungers will, when the selectors are shifted inwardly across the plungers of the shifter in neutral, coact with the conical faces 35 of the selectors and thus facilitate the inward movement of the selectors as well'vas facilitate the inward movement of the plungers against the spring tension thereon. Also, since one of the shift-ers will always remain in neutral. position when the other shifter is moved for carrying a selected gear'into mesh, and vice versa, the beveled faces 59 of the .plungersof the shifter remaining'in neutral -ends of the selectors for yieldably holding the selectors at the limit of their outward throw. Thus, in the instance taken, the selector 31 will be held to cooperate with the plunger 54 for maintaining the high speed gear active. A like result would, of course, follow in connection with any one of the other speed gears.

Formed on the sleeves 44 of the shiftersl 42 and 43 at the confronting sides of said sleeves are, as clearly seen in Figures 2 and 4, lon-el gitudinally extending ledges 62 inthe side walls of which are provided semi-circular notches 63. When the Shifters are in neutral position, as shown in Figure 1, these notches are disposed opposite eachother. vFormed onvthe rear end wall of the casing 10 in the angle between said wall and the base flange 11 of the casing is, asclearly shownin Figures 1 and 3, an upstanding housing 64 and Figure. 2 of the ride out of the swingingly `mounted at its rear end in said 65 secured`by a pivot bolt gaged in the notch of the shifter 43.

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vided with .a T-head, being, as particularly shown in Figure 4, formed with like upturned lateral lugs 67 and 68 which overhang the ledges 62 of the shifters to slidably rest thereon. The lugs 67 and 68 are provided with rounded ends to loosely lit in the notches 63 of the Shifters, and attention is now directed to the fact'that the major distance between the ends of said lugs is substantially equal to the distance between the side wall of either of the ledges 62 and the bottom of the notch of the other ledge. Accordingly, when the shifter 42 is moved either forwardly or rearwardly for shifting` a selected gear, the wall of the notch 63 of said shifter will coact with the rounded end of the lug 67 for riding the lug out of said notch and swinging the latch to engage the lug 68 in the notch 63 of the selector 43, when the side wall of the ledge of the shifter 42 will coact with the end of the lug 67 for limiting the latch against swinging movement and maintainingl the lug 68 en- Similarly, upon the forward or rearward movement of the shifter 43, the lug 68 of the latch will be caused to ride out of the notch of said shifter and the latch swung to engage the lug 67 in the notch 63 of the shifter 42, when the side wall of the ledge of the shifter/ 43 will coact with the lug 68 for maintaining the lug 67 engaged in the notch of the shifter 42. Thus, as the mechanism is operated to shift any selected gear, as previously described, the latch will automatically function, when either shifter is moved, to positively lock the other shifter in neutral position so that by no possibility can more than one speed gear become active at any one time.

The means employed for simultaneously actuating the Shifters now remains to be described. Journaled at its lower end through t-he bottom wall of the extension 15 and at its upper end through the cover 16, is, as shown in Figure 4, a vertical shaft 69, and similarly mounted in spaced parallel relation to said shaft is; as shown in Figure 5, a shaft which, however, tis preferably fixed to the bottom wall of the extension so that the shaft 70 will thus be secured against rotation. Loosely mounted on `the shaft 69 is a lever 7l and similarly mounted on the shaft 70 is a coacting lever'72. The lever 71 is providedy with a hub sleeve 73 to rotatably lit the shaft 69 while the lever 72 is provided with av hulo sleeve 74 to fit the shaft- 70, and formed on the forward ends of the levers are, as best shown in Figure 3, studs 7 5 which freely engage in the channels 34 of the shifters 31 and 32. Extending from the sleeve 73 of the lever 71 in angular relation to said lever, is an arm 7 6 notched at its free end, and extending from the sleeve 74 of the lever* 72 is an angularly disposed arm 77 rounded at its outer end to freely engage in said notch for coupling the levers to swing in unison. Thus, when the -be observed, the

levers are swung in one direction, the Shifters 3l and 32 will be moved toward each other, as shown in Figure 1, while when the levers are swung in the opposite direction, the shifters will, as shown in Figure 2, be moved apart and formed on the lever 71 is a boss 78 to coact with a stop sleeve 25 for limiting the levers in their outward throw. As best seen in Figure 5, the lever 72 terminates at its rear end in a yoke 8O which is integrally formed on the sleeve 74 of said lever and, as will be observed, the upper side of said yoke is provided with a seat S1. Extending freely through the yoke is a pivot pin 82 provided at its upper end with a head 83 countersunk in said seat and supporting the pin in position. Extending through the rim of the seat, above the head 83'of the pin, is a removable key 84 limiting the pin against upward displacement.

Associated with the levers 7l and 72 is a toggle mechanism for actuating said levers. Fixed to the shaft 69 is a toggle lever 85 provided at its inner end, as shown in Figure 4, with a sleeve 86which is keyed to said shaft beneath the sleeve 73 of the lever 71, so that when the shaft is turned, the toggle lever will swing therewith. Upstanding from the outer end portion of the toggle lever to engage the arm 76 of the lever 7l is al lug 87, and coacting with said toggle lever is a toggle link 8 8 pivot-ally connected with the lever 85 by a pin 89.

79 on the inner end of the Htl As shown in Figure 7, and the following gformedwith slightly concave cam faces 92 and 93-sloping up to the peak 91 but separated by a secondary rounded peak 94 less prominent than the former peak. As will peak 91 is located forwardly of thev longitudinal axis of the link while the center of the cam face 92 is located rearwardly of said axis. Formed in the lever from the inner end thereof, is a longitudinal bore in which is mounted a ball detent 95 and confined between the shaft 69 and the detent is a spring 96 urging the detent to coac't with the cam faces of the link. At its opposite end, the link is freely received between the sides of the yoke 80 of the lever 72 and formed in the adjacent end portion of t-he link is an L- shaped slot 97 freely accommodating the pin 82, which pin thus serves to pivotally connect t-he link with said lever. .As shall presently appear, the link notl only swings on the pin 82 as a center but iscaused to shift relative. to the pin and the pin is, therefore, ,mounted for free rotation, as previously described, in order to reduce friction and assist the free shifting of the link. The slot 97 is formed with a transversely extending short leg 98 providing a seat, and a long leg the forward edge of the slot is curved to gradually connect said legs. However," the rear edge of the slot is formed with a shoulder 100 at the angle as will be noted, the seatI 98 is of a radius subf stantially equal to that of the pin 82 so as to fit said pin, while the shoulder 100 extends somewhat beyond the axis of said seat to provide ample bearing surface at the shoulder to coact with the pin. At the forward end of the shoulder, the corner thereof is rounded off to ride over the pin.

Keyed to the lower end ,of the shaft 69de, as best shown in Figure 4, an operating lever 101, and slidable through the outer end of the, lever is a rod 102. At its rear side, the lever is formed with a hemi-spherical seat 103 and screwed on the rod isa nut 104having a hemispherical face to fit said seat. Thus, the nut may rock in the seat as the lever is swung. At its forward end, the rod is suitably connected with the clutch pedal of the vehicle and, in Figure 2 of the drawings, we have conventionally illustrated a clutch pedal at 105. In this figure of the drawings, the clutch pedal is shown at the end' of its forward throw and, consequently, the lever 101 is swung forwardly. Connected at one endto the lever is a spring 106, the opposite end of whiclris suitably anchored sothat the spring will function to return the' lever when the clutch pedal is released. Normally, the lever 101 will sta-nd in the position shown by dotted lines in Figure 2, while the nut 104 of the rod 102 will, as also shown in dotted lines in this figure of the'drawings, stand away from the lever. The clearance between the n`ut and the lever is suliicient to permit the clutch pedal 105 to be rocked forwardly substantially half the leiigth of its travelpfor disengaging the clutch of the vehicle, when continued forward movement of the clutch pedal will then serve to swing the lever 101 forwardly. After the clutch pedal reaches its middle position, the

ensuing quarter of the forward travel of the clutch pedal is, as will be later explained, utilized for shifting the selectors 31 and 32 toward each other, as Vshown in Figure 1, for neutralizing any active gear, while the last quarter of the forward travel of the clutch pedalis utilized for moving the selectors apart and shifting into .mesh any gear selected.

Normally, the toggle lever 85 and 'link 88 stand in the dotted line position shown in Figure 2, while, as previously indi-cated, the levers 71 and 72 stand swung apart at their forward ends. The normal position of the lever 85 and link 88 is illustrated in detail in Figure 7, and, in this position of the parts,

i the toggle mechanism may well be termed as set, since said mechanism is ready to function. As will be observed, the detent 95 bears against the cam face 90 of the link and thus between the legs of the slot and,

forwardly by tends to swing the link on the toggle pin 89 so that the outer end of the link, or that end provided with the -slot 97, is urged forwardly to maintain the seat 98 in engagement with the pin 82. Thus, the detent yieldably holds the link vin forward angular relation to the lever 85.

Assuming now that the lever 101 is swung Y 69 will berotated so that the lever 85 will, in turn, be swung forwardly to the position shown in Figure 8. During this first portion of the forward travel of the lever 101, the lever 85 and link 88 function as a toggle so that, as the lever 85 is swung forwardly, the shoulder 100 coacts `with the pin 82 for swinging the rear end of the lever 72 outwardly in a direction away from the shaft 69. The forward end of the lever 7 2 will, therefore, be swung inwardly while, since the levers 71 and 72 are connected to swing in unison, the forward end of the lever 71 will,

as a result, also be swung inwardly. Accordingly, the selectors will be simultaneously shifted inwardly toward each other to neutralize any active gear.

Figure 8 shows, substantially, the end of the toggle throw. Forward movement of thel peak 91 of the cam face from beneath the detent when, as shown in Figure 9, the detent coacts with the cam face 92 of the link for swinging the outer end of the link rearwardly and breaking the toggle. The independent swinging movement of the link, under the action of the detent spring 96 is, of course, very quick since the spring has been compressed by the movement of the peak 91 of the cam beneath the detent 95 so that at the moment when the toggle breaks, the spring `exerts ,its maximum pressure on the link. The energy of the spring is, therefore,am'ply sufficient to carry the seat 98 rearwardly away from the pin 82 so that the pin stands in the angle between the legs vof the slot 97. Coincident with the breaking of the toggle, the lug 87 is brought into engagement with the arm 76 of the lever 71 and at this point in the movement of the lever 85, the lever 101 has traveled substantially half .of its forward throw. As the forward movement of the lever 101 is continued and the lever 85 is thus also further swung forwardly, the lug 87, therefore, coacts with thearm 76 for swinging the forward end of the lever 71 outwardly and, consequently, through the medium of the the clutch pedal 105, the shaft i 82 in front thereof.

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connections between the levers 71 and 72, the forward ends of both-levers are swung away from each other for simultaneously shifting the selectors apart so that any gear selected yis carried into mesh.

As the lever 85 swings forwardly from ther` position shown in Figure 9, to the position shown in Figure 10, the rear end of the lever 72 swings inwardly, of course` in the direction of the shaft 69, so that during t-he last half of the forward throw of the lever 85, the link 88 is independently swung rearwardly on the toggle pin 89 by the pin 82. Accordingly, the cam peak 94 at the inner end of the link is rocked forwardly beneath the detent 95, when the detent coacts with the cam face 93 for rocking the link and swinging the outer end thereof rearwardly independently of the pin 82 and faster than the travel of said pin. Thus, the seat 98 is held away from the pin This is done since, as the lever 85 approaches the end of its forward travel and the pin 82 is being swung inwardly in an arc at the rear of said lever, a situation is created such that the pin 82 travels toward the seat 98 and, unless the link is independently swung, would enter said seat. However, in order that the link may move endwise relative to the pin upon the return throw of the lever 85, it is imperative to avoid the seatingof the pin and, accordlink to coact with the detent 95 for resisting the entering thrust of the pin. Furtherbyyreason of the disposition 'of the cam peak 94, brought into such angular relation to the lever 85 that the pin 82 ca-nnot, in its movement, overcome the leverage of the detent upon the link. Thus, at the end of the forward throw of the lever 85, the pin 82 will, as shown in Figure 10, always rest in the angle between the legs of the slot 97 of the link. A

When the lever 101 reaches the end of its forward travel and the clutch pedal 105 is released, the spring 106 will, of course, immediatelyfunction to ret-urn said lever to its original position. During the first portion of the return movement of t-he lever 101, the lever 85 will swing from its extreme forward position shown in Figure 10, rearwardly to the position shown in Figure 11. As will be observed, the pin 82 is received in the long leg 99 of the slot 97 of the link 88 while the link is shifted endwise toward said pin. As the rearward movement of the lever continues, the link is, as shown in Figure 12, further shifted endwise toward the pin 82, being still accommodated by the leg 99 of the slot 97, and is also swung on the toggle pin 89 into substantial alinement with the lever. During the last portion of the return throw of the lever 101, the lever85 is then swung further rearwardly from the position shown in Figure 12 to the position shown in Figure ingly, the cam peak 94 is provided upon the 13. At this time, the pin 89 crosses the pivotal center of the toggle while the outer end of the link is carried forwardly by the pin 82 and the link thus independently swung on the toggle pin. Accordingly, as the lever ing of the link away from the pin 82 is, of

course, coincidentl)1 continued so that when the cam peak 91 crosses beneath the detent, the pin 82 again stands in the angle between the legs of the slot 97. The outer end of the link is thus free to swing forwardly and the detent accordingly coacts with the cam face 90 of the link to quickly rock the link and snap the forward end thereof forwardly, as shown in Figure 7 to engage the seat 98 about the pin 82, thereby again setting the toggle mechanism.

It will accordingly be seen, in view of the foregoing, that during the first portion of the forward travel of the lever 85, the toggle is effective for swinging the forward ends of the levers 71 and 72 toward each other to neutralize any active gear, when the toggle is automatically broken and the remainder of the forward travel of the lever 85 utilized for swinging the forward ends of the levers 71 and 7 2 away from each other to accomplish the shifting of any vgear Selected. However, upon the rearward throw of the lever 85, the toggle is, as previously described in detail, ineffective, so that the toggle mechanism is Set without disturbing the position of the levers 71 and 72.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is:

1. A gear shifting mechanism including gear shifting means, means including associated levers having a cycle of movement in opposite directions for operating said shifting means, actuating means, and toggle mechanism operable by said actuating means when moved in one direction for moving the levers through said cycle.

2. A gear shifting mechanism including a gear shifting means, means including associated levers connected to move in unison and having a cycle of movement. in opposite directions for operating said shifting means, a foot pedal, and toggle mechanism operable upon the forward throw of the pedal for moving the levers through said cycle.

3. A gear shifting mechanism including selecting means movable in opposite directions, gear shifting means movable by said selecting means, means including coacting site directions for Shifting said selecting means, actuating means, and toggle mechanism operable by said actuating means when shifted in one .direction tor moving the levers through said cycle.

4. A gear shifting mechanism including selecting means movable in opposite directions, gear shifting means movable by said selecting means, means including coactiiig levers connected to swing in unison and having a cycle ot movement in opposite directions for shifting said selecting means, actuating means, and toggle mechanism operable by said actuating means upon the forward throw thereof for moving the levers through said cycle. y

5. A gear shitting mechanism including selecting means. gear shitting means movable thereby, the selecting means being movable toward each other for neutralizing an active gear and away from each other for shifting a selected gear, means including associated levers having a cycle oiy movement toward iand away from each other for shifting said selectors, actuating means, and toggle mechanism' operable by said actuating means when moved in one direction for moving the levers through said cycle.

6. A gear shifting mechanism including selecting means movable in opposite directions, gear shifting means movable by said selecting'means, means including coacting levers connected to swing in unison and having a cycle of movement in opposite directions or shifting sai selecting means. a toot pedal, and toggle mechanism operable by said foot pedal upon the forward throw thereof for swinging the levers through said cycle.

7. A gear shifting mechanism including selecting means. gear shifting means movable thereby. the selecting means being movable toward each other -for neutralizing an active gear and away from each other for shitting a selected gear, means including companion levers connected to swing in unison and having a. cycle of movement toward and away from each other for shifting said selectors, a foot pedal, and toggle mechanism operable by the foot pedal upon the forward throw thereof for swinging the levers through said 8. A gear shifting mechanism including gear shifting means, means including coacting levers connected to swing in unison and shiftable in opposite directions for moving said shifting means in opposite directions` and atoggle connected to one ot said levers and movable for a portion of its throw for swinging the levers in one direction and for the remainder of said throw to coactwith the other of said levers for swinging the levers in the opposite direction.

9. A gear shitting mechanism including gear shitting means` means including coacting levers connected to swing in unison and direction for swinging shiftable in opposite directions for moving said shitting means in opposite directions, a toggle connected to one of said levers and movable for a portion oit' its throw tor swinging the levers in one direction and for the remainder ot' said throw to coact with the other ot' said levers tor swinging the levers in the opposite direction, and a :toot pedal Jfor actuating' the toggle.

l0. A gear shitting mechanism including gear shitting means, means including coacting levers connected to swing in unison and shiftaole toward and away from each other at their `forward ends t'or swinging said shifting means in opposite directions, and a toggle connected to the rear end of one ot said levers and movable for a portion ot its throw iii one direction Jfor swinging the forward ends ot the levers toward each other, the tog- {le being provided with means to coact with the otherot' said levers for swinging the torward ends of the levers away from each other as said throw ot the toggle is completed.

1l. A gear shitting mechanism including gear shitting means, means including coacting levers connected to swing' in unison and shiitable toward and away from each other at their forward ends for swinging said shitting means in opposite directions, a toggle connected to the rear end of one of said levers and movable for a portion of its throw in one the forward ends ot the levers toward each other, the toggle being provided with means to coact with theother ot' said levers for swinging the t'orward ends ot' the leversl away from each other as said throw ot the toggle is completed, and a Jfoot pedal for actuating the toggle.

1Q. A gear shitting mechanism including gear shitting means, means including coacting levers connected to swing in unison and shiftable toward and away from each other for moving said shitting means, and a toggle having means to coact with one of said levers and connected to the other of said levers tor movement in one direction across the pivotal center of the toggle for swinging the leversl toward and away from each other successively.

13. A gear shifting mechanism including gear shitting means, means including coacting levers having a cycle of movementtoward and away from each other at their forward ends for moving said shitting means in oppon site directions` the levers being provided adjacent their rear ends with articulated arms connecting the levers to swing in unison. and a toggle having a lug to coact with the arm of one of said levers and connected to thc rear end of the other of said levers tor movement across the pivotal center oi the toggle for swinging the forward ends of the leyers through said cycle.

14. A gear shitting mechanism including gear shitting means, means including coacting levers connected to swing in unison and having a cycle of movement toward and away from each other for moving said shifting means, a toggle having means to coact with one of said levers and pivotally connected to the other of said levers for movement in one direction across the pivotal center of the toggle for swinging the levers through said cycle. and means for rendering the 'toggle inactive for movement in the opposite direc!n tion.

15. A gear shifting mechanism including gear shifting means, means including coacting levers connected to swing in unison and having a cycle of movement toward and away from each other for moving said shifting means. a toggle having means to coact with one of said levers and pivotally connected with the other of said levers for swinging the levers through said cycle upon the forward throw of the toggle acros-s thetpivotal center thereof, and means for rendering the toggle inactive during the rear throw thereof.

16. A gear shifting mechanism including gear shifting means, means including coacting levers connected to swing in unison and having a Cycle of movementtoward and away from each other for moving said shifting means, a toggle associated with said levers and operable upon the forward throw there' of across the pivotal center of the toggle for swinging the levers through said cycle. and means for automatically rendering the toggle inactive at a point in its forward throw.

17. A gear shifting mechanism including gear shifting means, means including coacting levers connected to swing in unison and having a cycle of movement toward and away from each other for moving said shifting means, a toggle associated with said levers and operable upon the forward throw thereof across the pivotal center of the toggle for swinging the levers through said cycle, and means for renderingthe toggle inactive whereby the toggle may return through its A rear throw without affecting the position of the levers.

18. A gear shifting. mechanism including gear shifting means, means including coacting levers connected'to swing in unison and having a cycle of movement toward and away from each other for-moving said shifting means. a toggle associated with said levers and operable upon the forward throw thereof across the pivotal center of the toggle for swinging the levers through said cycle. and mea-ns for rendering the toggle inactive at a point in its forward throw and operable to automatically set the toggle upon the rear throw thereof tosubsequently act upon the levers.

19. A gear shifting mechanism including e gear shifting means, means including coact.

ing levers connected to swing v in unison and having a cycle ofmovement toward and automatically-set the toggle at. the end ofI its rearward throw to act on said levers.

QOQA gear shifting mechanism including gear shifting means, means mounted to oscillate for imparting a two-way movement to said shifting means, a foot pedal, and toggle mechanism operable b v said pedal upon the forwardthrow thereof for imparting a pedal driven two-way oscillating movement to said second mentioned means. l

21. A gear shifting mechanism including companion gear Shifters, means mounted to oscillate for imparting a two-way movement to said shifters, actuating means, and toggle mechanism driven by one-way movementof said actuating means for rocking said oscil-V lating mean-s and moving said Shifters towards and away from each other.

2:21 i' gear shifting mechanism including gear shifting means, means mounted to oscillate for imparting a two-way movement to said Shifting means. actuating means, and toggle mechanism for converting one-way movement of said actuating means into a twoway movement of'said oscillating means.

23. In gear shifting mechanism, gear shift? ing means, actuating elements for said means connected to swing in unison and having a cycle of movement towards and away from each other for moving said shifting means in opposite directions, swingingly mounted toggle levers. a link pivotally connecting said levers to form a toggle movable forward- *ly across the pivotal center thereof for swinglng said elements through a portion of said lll() cyele,'means carriedby one of the levers to coact with one of said elements for swinging said elements through the remainder of said cycle incident to the continued forward movement of the toggle, means for swinging the toggle and means carried by one of said levers to eoact with the link for swinging the link independently and breaking the toggle at a point in its forward throw.

24. In gear shifting mechanism, gear shifting means, actuating elements for said means connected togswing in unison and having a cycle of movement towardsland away from each other for moving said shifting means in opposite directions, swingingly mounted toggle levers, a link pivotally connecting said levers to form a toggle movable forwardly across the. pivotal center thereof for swingingsaid elements through a portion of said cycle, coact with one of said elements for swinging said elements through the remainder of said cycle incident to the continued forward movement of the toggle, means for swinging the toggle, and a spring actuated detent carried by one of said levers to coact with the link for swinging the link independently and breaking the toggle at a. point in its forward throw as well as holding the link inactive during the rearward throw ofthe toggle.

25. In gear shifting mechanism, gear shifting means, swingingly mounted actuating elements for said means connect-ed to swing in unison, swingingly mounted toggle levers, a pivot pin carried by one of said levers, a link pivotally mounted upon the other of said levers and provided with a slot freely receiving said pin, the link being provided with means to coact with the pin and pivotally connecting the levers to form a toggle movable forwardly across the pivotal center thereof for swinging said elements, means for swinging the toggle, and means coacting with said link for swinging the link independently relative to said pin and breaking the toggle at a point in its forward throw.

` 26. In gear shifting mechanism, gear shifting means, swingingly mounted actuating elements for said means connected toswing in unison, swingingly mounted toggle levers, a pivot pin carried by one of said levers, a link pivotally mounted upon the other lof said levers and provided with a slot freely receiving said pin, the link beingprovided with means to coact with the pin and pivotally connecting the levers to form a toggle movable forwardlyY across the pivotal center thereof for swinging said elements, means for swinging the toggle, and a spring actuated detent carried by one of said levers to coact with the link for swinging the link independently and breaking the toggle at a point in its forward throw as well as holding the link inactive during the rearward throw of the toggle.

27. In gear shifting mechanism, gear shifting means, actuating elements for said means connected to swing in unison. swingingly mounted toggle levers, a .pivot pin `carried b v one of said levers, a link pivotally mounted" upon the other of said levers and provided with a slot freely accommodating said pin, the link being provided with means to coact with the pin and the toggle being movable forwardly across the pivotal center thereof for swinging said elements, means for swinging the toggle, cam faces on the link, and means to coact with the cam faces of the link for swinging the link independentlyT relative to said pin and breaking the toggle at a point in its forward throw.

28. In gear shifting mechanism, gear shifting means, actuating elements for said means connected to swing in unison, swingingly mounted toggle levers, a pivot pin carried by one of said levers, a link pivotally mounted upon the other of said levers and provided with a slot freely accommodating said pin,

forwardly across the pivotal center thereoffor swinging said elements, means for swinging the toggle, cam faces on the link, and a spring pressed detent to coact with the cam faces of the link for swinging the link independently relative to said pin and breaking the toggle at a point in its forward throw as well as holding the link inactive during the rearward throw of the toggle.

29. In gear shift-ing mechanism, gear shifting means, actuating elements for said means connected to swing in unison, swingingly lmounted toggle levers, a link pivotally connecting said levers to form a toggle movable forwardly across the pivotal center thereof for swinging said elements, means for swinging the toggle, and means for swinging the link independently and breakingthe toggle at a point in its forward throw as well as resetting the toggle incident to the rearward throw thereof.

30. In gear shifting mechanism, gear shifting means, actuating elements for said means connected vto swing in unison, swingingly mounted toggle levers, a pivot pin carried by one of said levers. a link pivotally mounted"` upon the other of said levers and provided with a slot freely accommodating said pin, the

link being provided with means to coact with the pin and pivotally connecting the levers to form a toggle movable forwardly across the pivotal center thereof for swinging said elements, means for swinging the toggle, and means to coact with the link for swinging the link independently relative to said pin and breaking the toggle at a point in its forward throw as well as resetting the toggle incident to the rearward throw thereof.

31. In gear shifting mechanism, gear shifting means, actuating elements for said means connected to swing in unison, swingingly mounted toggle levers, a pivot pin carried by one of said levers, a link pivotally mounted upon the other of said levers and provided with a slot freely accommodating said pin, the link being provided with means to coact with the pin and pivotally connecting the levers to form a toggle movable forwardly across the pivotal center thereof 'for swinging said elellO ments, means for swinging the toggle, cam s as well as resetting the toggle incident to the y rearward throw thereof.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

GLENN T. BANDOL. [n 8.] ROBERT S. PLEXICO. [1.. s] 

